All The Grocer articles in 27 July 2024 – Page 7
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City snapshot: Reckitt unveils brand sell-off to simplify operations
Reckitt Benckiser is offloading its portfolio of homecare cleaning brands and the embattled baby formula business to focus on its stable of power brands in health and hygiene. Plus, the latest NIQ supermarket sales figures, first-half results from Nichols and a Q3 update from Greencore
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Media Bites 24 July: growers, Reckitt, ice cream, Sainsbury’s
The papers take a look at the threat to British berry growers, calls for Reckitt to sell its nutrition division, rising ice cream prices and investing in Sainsburry’s
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Iceland boss Richard Walker takes aim at Aldi and Lidl over ‘restrictive’ land deals
Property sources say it is rare that Lidl or Aldi would strike restrictive deals, with many of their stores being standalone developments and freehold-owned
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SimplyFresh settles future of its supply with Bestway renewal
The new deal will aim to encourage more retailers to join SimplyFresh as well as leveraging Bestway’s dual fascia strategy
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Britvic and Müller launch exclusive products through Iceland’s new incubator
Both were among the companies to pitch innovation ideas as part of Iceland’s newly launched accelerator Brands on Ice
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Yorkshire school pupil creates new Heck sausage line
The Yorkshire sausage company tasked pupils at its local primary school to come up with new flavour ideas for its gluten-free chicken sausages
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Comment & Opinion
Fearmongering or reality: is a cashless society inevitable?
This is how anti-cashless campaigners have been summarising the major IT meltdown of last week
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Supermarkets should sell 30% of products as refills by 2035, says Wrap
The guidance follows crunch talks earlier this month between supermarkets and suppliers after a series of setbacks to progress toward refillable and reusable packaging solutions
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Category Report
Ready to drink trends 2024: Hard seltzer goes soft
The forecast hard seltzer craze hasn’t materialised in the UK, prompting brands to rethink their strategies. Does the future instead lie in canned cocktails?
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Comment & Opinion
What a Donald Trump win could mean for global food and drink
The Republican policy commitments are scary enough: the US will start a trade war with China, banning imports and blocking Chinese investment in American business, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Co-op trials BWS chillers dedicated to single-serve cans
It is part of Co-op’s ambition to grow its ‘on the go’ market share
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Morrisons partners with Love British Food for British Food Fortnight
Morrisons will become the exclusive retail partner of Love British Food with use of all associated branding in store, online and on own-label products
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Macallan Food Group launches with maiden deals in Scottish meat industry
Macallan Food Group – headed up by Bill Hazeldean and Stewart McLelland – has taken a controlling interest in Scottish meat supplier Malcom Allan and haggis and black pudding manufacturer Macsween of Edinburgh
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Maison Ferrand acquires Identity Drinks to cement UK foothold
The family-owned company behind Ferrand Cognac, Planteray Rum and Citadelle Gin picked up a 60% stake in Identity Drinks in 2017
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Sugro welcomes 100th member Worldwide Confectionery
Worldwide Confectionery is the third confectionery specialist to join the group over the past 12 months
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Burger King rewards new drivers with free whopper for one day only
All newly qualified drivers with an L plate will qualify for the freebie
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Iceland looks internally to replace buying chief Andrew Staniland
Responsibility for buying at the supermarket will now pass to Paul Dhaliwal, who will take on the newly created role of chief commercial officer
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Whitebox Cocktails returns to the crowd for £200k top-up
Whitebox Cocktails has returned to the crowd to raise further investment as the RTD brand seeks to increase its retail exposure and expand overseas
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White Claw eyes move into RTD cocktails as hard seltzer sales stutter
White Claw leads the way in hard seltzer, but the category is shrinking
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Fears of ‘flood’ of Australian red meat to UK unfounded
One year into the controversial free trade agreement, fears over the UK market being flooded with Australian beef and lamb have been overstated